Artificial bowel sphincters for severe fecal incontinence: Are they a solution

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 965-973

  Zubaidi, Ahmad M ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT;

ANUS CONTINENCE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTIFICIAL BOWEL SPHINCTER; BENIGN TUMOR; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSTIPATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EQUIPMENT; EROSION; FECES IMPACTION; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION; NEOPLASM; PROSTHESIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SPHINCTEROPLASTY; SURGEON; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULCER;

ANAL CANAL; ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS;

EID: 77958492072     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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